Archive for September, 2009

The story of Saima in Pakistan, Kashf a microfinance institution, and hope.

From the article: —————————————- It was at that point that Saima signed up with the Kashf Foundation, a Pakistani microfinance organization that lends tiny amounts of money to poor women to start businesses. Kashf is typical of microfinance institutions, in that it lends almost exclusively to women, in groups of 25. The women guarantee one [...]

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Types of Wisdom Literature

In our last post, we covered the basics of Wisdom Literature, such as it’s function, it’s historical development, and some of its characteristics.  Today we wanna look at what kind of flavors it comes in.  Knowing the particular flavor of the Wisdom pericope in front of you will help you know how to apply the [...]

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Intro to Wisdom Lit in the Bible

There is a ton of Wisdom literature in the Bible.  We find it primarily in the books of Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes.   However, Wisdom, as a literary form, hides in all areas of the Bible, such as within sections of Isaiah, portions of the book of Hebrews, and the beatitudes of Jesus.  That’s where Wisdom [...]

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Small Group Scheduling

After talking with some of you, it seems as though Monday evenings will work the best for our upcoming small group series.  Each Monday from here on out we will get together at someone’s house or at a coffee shop or something.  I think I will distribute copies of each week’s article in Sunday School.  [...]

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